Outlook on the Indian scenario of solar energy strategies: Policies and challenges

India's abundant solar energy potential provides a clean and attainable replacement for the extremely harmful, polluting and rapidly depleting conventional sources of energy. Development of policies for the viable utilization of solar energy can help India emerge as a leader in the global arena. This paper presents a comprehensive study of different policies in place to help achieve that goal while addressing the various barriers associated with the generation of electricity using solar energy. A brief overview of the development and current scenario of the Indian PV market is also discussed in this work enlisting various corporations, both public and private, in the field of development of solar photovoltaics in the country.